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Luna will address JFAC

Wednesday, January 25, 2012 | 0 comments

The Idaho Legislature’s Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee has been hearing budget requests for the past two weeks, and it is State Superintendent Tom Luna’s turn Thursday. The...

Lawmakers slice budget target

Tuesday, January 24, 2012 | 0 comments

Remember reports last week about Gov. Butch Otter’s staff and State Superintendent Tom Luna feuding over teacher pay? Luna wanted nearly $20 million more in the education budget...

Words matter

Monday, January 23, 2012 | 0 comments

Does a new Idaho rule represent merely a battle over semantics or an intentional muzzling of teachers that goes even beyond the restrictions passed by the Idaho Legislature last...

Week 2 in review

Friday, January 20, 2012 | 0 comments

The most interesting education news today was on Page 1 of the Idaho Statesman. Reporter Dan Popkey wrote:

Four days before the Legislature convened, Gov. Butch Otter offered a...

IEA backs anti-bullying bill

Thursday, January 19, 2012 | 0 comments

Bullying is an age-old issue that’s become more complex in the digital age, as students can harass one another via text message and social media as well as in person. The Idaho...

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